Mud Man Pro vs Drilling Calculator for Rigs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mud Man Pro
This offline drilling fluid calculator provides essential tools for mud engineers on the rig. It offers over 20 specialized calculators for various fluid properties and operations, along with a comprehensive field notes library. Designed for speed and accuracy without internet dependency.
- 20+ drilling fluid calculators
- OBM and WBM support
- Offline functionality
- Field notes library
- Pilot test converter
- Hitch calendar
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Mud Man Pro is a field-ready drilling fluid calculator built by a mud engineer for mud engineers. Whether you're running OBM or WBM, Mud Man Pro gives you fast, accurate calculations right on the rig — no internet required, no fluff, just the tools you actually need on the job. Features include 20+ calculators covering rheology, mud weight, pump output, ECD, hydrostatic pressure, kick tolerance, brine builder, retort analysis, dilution and mixing, pipe displacement, strokes, LCM pill, centrifuge G-force, and more. Also includes a pilot test converter, hitch calendar, and a comprehensive field notes library covering OBM, WBM, solids, testing procedures, and chemical behavior — all written from real field experience. Built for working mud engineers who need reliable answers fast.
Drilling Calculator for Rigs
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DERRICK is a fast, accurate drilling and well-control calculator for the rig floor. Set up your well once and every calculator pre-fills from it, so you only change what is different today. Built for drilling engineers, toolpushers, company men, mud engineers, and students who need the right number under pressure. - Your active well pre-fills every calculation. Less typing, fewer mistakes. - Tap show your work on any result to see the formula with your exact numbers. - Works fully on device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. - Field or SI units on every input and result. - iPhone and iPad, with a purpose-built two-pane layout on iPad. CALCULATORS - Pressure and gradient: hydrostatic pressure, equivalent mud weight, equivalent circulating density, bottomhole pressure. - Well control: kill mud weight, formation pressure, MAASP, LOT and FIT to EMW, kick tolerance, gas expansion. - Hydraulics: pump output, annular velocity, strokes and lag, bit hydraulics. - Volumes and capacities: pipe and hole capacity, annular capacity, pipe displacement, slug volumes. - Mud and tubulars: weight up with barite, buoyancy factor, trip margin, and more. MUD WEIGHT WINDOW - See pore pressure, mud weight, ECD and fracture across the whole hole. - Tap or drag the chart to read every value and your margins at any depth. KILL SHEET - Enter shut-in pressures and get kill mud weight, ICP, FCP and a step schedule. - Automatic gas influx indication from the casing to drillpipe differential. AI CO-PILOT - Ask questions grounded in your active well and get clear, field-ready answers. - Explain any calculation, interpret a kick, or draft an end of tour handover. - Decision support only. It always defers to written procedure and the on-site supervisor. HISTORY AND EXPORT - Save any result to your well log with a note, then filter and search the log. - See your activity heatmap and export clean reports. Unlimited wells, the full history, export and reports, unlimited AI, and specialist modules like casing design. PRIVACY - Your wells and calculations stay on your device. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. SAFETY - DERRICK assists calculation. It does not replace your company well-control procedures, the well program, or the judgment of the on-site supervisor. Always verify independently before acting. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mud Man Pro at Free against Drilling Calculator for Rigs's $1.99. Mud Man Pro also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). Drilling Calculator for Rigs's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Mud Man Pro is free to download; Drilling Calculator for Rigs costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mud Man Pro ships an update every 4 months, Drilling Calculator for Rigs every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Mud Man Pro | Drilling Calculator for Rigs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colten Meadows | Aneesh Pradeep |
In-app purchases
Mud Man Pro
No in-app purchases
Drilling Calculator for Rigs
No in-app purchases
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